Urgent covid alert for fortnight of F45 Leppington classes

Dozens of people will be forced into isolation after a person diagnosed with coronavirus attended two weeks worth of classes while potentially infectious. NSW Health issued an urgent warning for gymgoers at F45 in Leppington, ordering anyone in the following classes to get tested for the virus immediately and isolate for a full 14 days from their last exposure, regardless of the result.

• Thursday October 15, 5.15pm – 6pm
• Saturday October 17, 8.10am – 9.10am
• Sunday October 18, 8.55am – 9.40am
• Monday October 19, 5.50am – 6.35am
• Tuesday October 20, 5.50am – 6.35am
• Wednesday October 21, 5.15pm – 6pm
• Thursday October 22, 6.45am – 7.30am
• Friday October 23, 9.35am – 10.20am
• Saturday October 24, 7.10am – 8.10am
• Sunday October 25, 8.55am – 9.40am
• Monday October 26, 5.50am – 6.35am
• Tuesday October 27, 6.45am – 7.30am
• Wednesday October 28, 5.50am – 6.35am

Anyone who attended a class that was scheduled to begin five minutes before or five minutes after one of the classes listed above, or a class immediately before or after the sessions, is considered a casual contact.
These people are urged to monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately if they arise. They, must then remain in isolation until a negative result is received.
Anyone who attended Ali Baba Charcoal Chicken at 2 Civic Rd in Auburn on Sunday October 18 from 4-5pm is also considered a casual contact.
Thursday evening’s alert comes after five new cases were diagnosed in NSW up to 8pm on Wednesday night.
Of the new cases, only one was from hotel quarantine, while four others were locally acquired.
The source of one locally acquired case is under investigation, while the other three are close contacts of that person.
Two people were students at the Hoxton Park campus of the Malek Fahd Islamic School, which has now been shut down for 14 days, with cleaning underway.
Contact tracing among other students and staff is underway.
A statement issued by NSW Health on Thursday evening said testing numbers had dropped, leaving authorities worried.
“To fight the pandemic, anyone with even the slightest of symptoms must get a COVID-19 test the day they develop,” Deputy Chief Health Officer Jeremy McAnulty said.
“People need to be vigilant for any symptoms of illness, and immediately isolate and get tested should even the mildest of symptoms like a cold appear. After testing, you must remain in isolation until a negative result is received.”
This call to arms for testing is particularly focused at West Camden in Sydney’s south west, where virus fragments were detected in local sewage on Wednesday.
“Detection of the virus in sewage samples could reflect the presence of known cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in recent weeks in the areas served by these sewage treatment plants,” Dr McAnulty said.
“However, NSW Health is concerned there could be other active cases in the local communities in people who have not been tested and who might incorrectly assume their symptoms are just a cold.”